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3,400
NDQ_000976
air movement
The strength of the wind depends on the difference in air pressure.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,401
NDQ_000977
air movement
Ocean water warms up and cools down more quickly than land.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,402
NDQ_000978
air movement
Land breezes blow when the land is warmer than the ocean.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,403
NDQ_000979
air movement
Monsoons occur because of seasonal differences in temperature.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,404
NDQ_000980
air movement
Global winds are caused by Earths rotation on its axis.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,405
NDQ_000981
air movement
Global winds called westerlies blow toward the northwest or southwest.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,406
NDQ_000982
air movement
Global winds called easterlies blow away from the poles.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,407
NDQ_000983
air movement
The strongest jet streams are the polar jets.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,408
NDQ_000984
air movement
Warm air rises through the troposphere until it reaches the tropopause.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,409
NDQ_000985
air movement
In the summer, ocean water is warmer than the land during the day.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,410
NDQ_001025
changing weather
A warm front occurs when
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Multiple Choice
a. a cold air mass slides over a warm air mass, b. a warm air mass slides over a cold air mass, c. two warm air masses meet, d. two cold air masses meet
b
3,411
NDQ_001027
changing weather
A cold front in winter will produce
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Multiple Choice
a. thunderstorms and tornadoes, b. strong rain, c. cold temperatures and heavy snow, d. cold temperatures but clear or slightly cloudy skies
c
3,412
NDQ_001029
changing weather
Air masses do not form in temperate zones because
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Multiple Choice
a. the air is too unstable, b. the area is not hot or cold enough to affect the air, c. there is too much rain in the mid-latitudes, d. none of these
a
3,413
NDQ_001030
changing weather
After a cold front passes, the cold air mass is over you and you can expect
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null
Multiple Choice
a. thunderstorms or snow showers, b. a squall line passing overhead, c. cold weather and clear or partly cloudy skies, d. tornadoes and thunderstorms
c
3,414
NDQ_001033
changing weather
Thunderstorms tend to form
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Multiple Choice
a. in summer and autumn, b. in autumn and winter, c. in winter and spring, d. in spring and summer
d
3,415
NDQ_001038
changing weather
The main reason that weather changes is the movement of air masses.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,416
NDQ_001041
changing weather
Most air masses form over polar or tropical regions.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,417
NDQ_001043
changing weather
When air masses collide, their air mixes together.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,418
NDQ_001044
changing weather
Fronts are always moving.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,419
NDQ_001045
changing weather
Fronts usually have fair weather.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,420
NDQ_001046
changing weather
An air mass is a batch of air that has very similar temperature and humidity.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,421
NDQ_001047
changing weather
At a cold front, a warm air mass lifts a cold air mass out of its way.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,422
NDQ_001048
changing weather
Warm fronts move slowly and cover a wide area.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,423
NDQ_001049
changing weather
Air masses generally form over a relatively small area.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,424
NDQ_001050
changing weather
Air always flows from lower to higher pressure.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,425
NDQ_001051
changing weather
A front is the meeting of two air masses that have different densities and do not easily mix.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,426
NDQ_001052
changing weather
An occluded front has three air masses: cold, warm, then cold.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,427
NDQ_001053
changing weather
The Coriolis effect causes the winds of a cyclone to rotate.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,428
NDQ_001054
changing weather
Cyclones bring fair, dry weather.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,429
NDQ_001055
changing weather
Cyclones occur only in the Northern Hemisphere, and anticyclones occur only in the Southern Hemi-
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,430
NDQ_001056
changing weather
large body of air that has about the same conditions throughout
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null
Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
f
3,431
NDQ_001057
changing weather
front that occurs when a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass.
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Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
a
3,432
NDQ_001058
changing weather
front that occurs when a warm air mass runs into a cold air mass
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null
Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
c
3,433
NDQ_001059
changing weather
front that occurs when a warm air mass becomes trapped between two cold air masses
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Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
e
3,434
NDQ_001060
changing weather
front that occurs between two stalled air masses
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Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
g
3,435
NDQ_001061
changing weather
system of winds that rotates around a center of low pressure
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Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
b
3,436
NDQ_001062
changing weather
system of winds that rotates around a center of high pressure
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Multiple Choice
a. cold front, b. cyclone, c. warm front, d. anticyclone, e. occluded front, f. air mass, g. stationary front
d
3,437
NDQ_001063
changing weather
Which type of air mass has cold dry air?
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Multiple Choice
a. maritime tropical, b. continental polar, c. maritime polar, d. continental tropical
b
3,438
NDQ_001064
changing weather
The air mass in question 1 might form over
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Multiple Choice
a. the North Atlantic., b. the mid-Atlantic., c. Canada., d. Mexico.
c
3,439
NDQ_001065
changing weather
Air masses over the United States usually move toward the
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Multiple Choice
a. northwest., b. southwest., c. northeast., d. southeast.
c
3,440
NDQ_001066
changing weather
After a cold front passes, the air mass behind it brings
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Multiple Choice
a. warm temperatures., b. cool temperatures., c. high humidity., d. two of the above
b
3,441
NDQ_001067
changing weather
Which type of front usually moves most quickly?
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Multiple Choice
a. cold, b. warm, c. occluded, d. stationary
a
3,442
NDQ_001068
changing weather
How do winds blow in a cyclone?
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Multiple Choice
a. toward a center of high pressure, b. toward a center of low pressure, c. away from a center of high pressure, d. away from a center of low pressure
b
3,443
NDQ_001069
changing weather
In the Northern Hemisphere, the direction that winds blow around a center of high pressure is
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Multiple Choice
a. toward the southwest., b. from north to south., c. counterclockwise., d. none of the above
c
3,444
NDQ_001070
storms
A strong thunderstorm may have
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Multiple Choice
a. heavy rain., b. high winds., c. hail., d. all of the above
d
3,445
NDQ_001071
storms
The categories of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale are divided by
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Multiple Choice
a. the amount of precipitation, b. the wind speed, c. the amount of precipitation and the wind speed, d. the amount of damage done
b
3,446
NDQ_001072
storms
The F scale classifies tornadoes on the basis of
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Multiple Choice
a. location., b. wind speed., c. damage done., d. two of the above
d
3,447
NDQ_001073
storms
Which of the following is true?
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Multiple Choice
a. You hear thunder before you see lightning., b. You hear thunder and see lightning at the same time., c. You see lightning before you hear thunder., d. The arrival time of sound and light waves is random.
c
3,448
NDQ_001074
storms
The wind speed of a tornado may be as high as
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Multiple Choice
a. 500 km/h., b. 250 km/h., c. 100 km/h., d. 50 km/h.
a
3,449
NDQ_001075
storms
Tornadoes are common in the late spring when
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Multiple Choice
a. warm wet air from the south meets cold dry air from the north., b. hurricanes come off of the Atlantic and onto land., c. nor-easters come off of the Atlantic and onto land., d. none of these
a
3,450
NDQ_001076
storms
The eye of a hurricane is relatively calm because
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Multiple Choice
a. it is located at the end of the storm, b. there is a lot of precipitation so air motion is downward, c. it is a high pressure, d. none of these
d
3,451
NDQ_001077
storms
Hurricanes form over
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Multiple Choice
a. Florida., b. coastal states., c. South America., d. warm ocean water.
d
3,452
NDQ_001078
storms
Factors that contribute to flooding by a hurricane include
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Multiple Choice
a. high tide., b. high winds., c. storm surge., d. all of the above
d
3,453
NDQ_001079
storms
Frigid air warms and collects moisture over the Great Lakes, so that downwind the air
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Multiple Choice
a. warms the region and rain falls., b. warms the region and skies clear., c. cools and creates a noreaster., d. cools and drops lots of snow.
d
3,454
NDQ_001081
storms
Winter storms develop from
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Multiple Choice
a. cyclones., b. anticyclones., c. high pressure centers., d. two of the above
a
3,455
NDQ_001082
storms
To be classified as a blizzard, a snow storm must have
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Multiple Choice
a. visibility of, b. wind speeds greater than 100 km/h., c. snow falling at a rate of over 100 in/h., d. all of the above
a
3,456
NDQ_001084
storms
Thunderstorms occur when the air is very warm and humid.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,457
NDQ_001087
storms
Thunder is caused by clouds rubbing together.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,458
NDQ_001089
storms
Severe thunderstorms may produce tornadoes.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,459
NDQ_001090
storms
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,460
NDQ_001091
storms
Tornadoes may be hundreds of kilometers wide.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,461
NDQ_001092
storms
Cumulonimbus clouds are created by strong downdrafts.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,462
NDQ_001093
storms
Hurricanes gain strength when they go ashore.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,463
NDQ_001094
storms
The Fujita scale is used to classify hurricanes.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,464
NDQ_001095
storms
The states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota are the hotspots for tornadoes.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,465
NDQ_001096
storms
All the damage done by hurricanes is caused by high winds.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,466
NDQ_001097
storms
Lightning heats the air so that it expands explosively.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,467
NDQ_001098
storms
If there were no thunderstorms in Kansas, there would be no tornadoes there either.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,468
NDQ_001099
storms
Windchill depends on air temperature and wind speed.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,469
NDQ_001100
storms
Lake-effect snow occurs because of differences in temperature between land and water.
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Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,470
NDQ_001101
storms
Storms that may have the greatest wind speeds are blizzards.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,471
NDQ_001102
storms
what the temperature feels like when the wind is taken into account
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
f
3,472
NDQ_001103
storms
funnel-shaped cloud of whirling high winds
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Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
e
3,473
NDQ_001104
storms
heavy snowfall that occurs on the east side of lakes in North America
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
a
3,474
NDQ_001105
storms
enormous storm with high winds and heavy rains
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
c
3,475
NDQ_001106
storms
very high water below the eye of a hurricane
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
g
3,476
NDQ_001107
storms
tall cumulonimbus cloud
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
d
3,477
NDQ_001108
storms
snow storm with high winds
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null
Multiple Choice
a. lake-effect snow, b. blizzard, c. hurricane, d. thunderhead, e. tornado, f. windchill, g. storm surge
b
3,478
NDQ_001116
weather forecasting
What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
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Multiple Choice
a. thermometer, b. barometer, c. scale, d. sundial
b
3,479
NDQ_001117
weather forecasting
instrument that measures wind speed
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null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
a
3,480
NDQ_001118
weather forecasting
line on a weather map connecting places with the same temperature
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
g
3,481
NDQ_001119
weather forecasting
What will probably happen if barometric pressure rises?
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Multiple Choice
a. a storm is on its way, b. conditions will remain the same as they are, c. the skies will clear, d. its not possible to say
a
3,482
NDQ_001120
weather forecasting
instrument that measures air pressure
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
b
3,483
NDQ_001121
weather forecasting
To get a picture of a storm, meteorologists use
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null
Multiple Choice
a. satellites, b. weather maps, c. radar, d. none of these
b
3,484
NDQ_001122
weather forecasting
To create a weather model, scientists
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null
Multiple Choice
a. compile weather data, b. put the data into a computer, c. analyze the data, d. all of these
d
3,485
NDQ_001123
weather forecasting
instrument that measures wind direction
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null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
e
3,486
NDQ_001124
weather forecasting
instrument that measures humidity
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null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
c
3,487
NDQ_001125
weather forecasting
Humidity is measured by a
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null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. rain gauge, c. hydrometer, d. none of these
d
3,488
NDQ_001126
weather forecasting
instrument that measures temperature
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null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
d
3,489
NDQ_001129
weather forecasting
line on a weather map connecting places with the same air pressure
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometer, b. barometer, c. hygrometer, d. thermometer, e. wind vane, f. isobar, g. isotherm
f
3,490
NDQ_001136
weather forecasting
On a weather map, a curved red line with triangles indicates a warm front.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,491
NDQ_001138
weather forecasting
Weather predictions are right more often than a guess would be.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,492
NDQ_001140
weather forecasting
In a barometer, the atmosphere pressing down makes the mercury level go down.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,493
NDQ_001143
weather forecasting
All weather data is collected using computerized devices.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
b
3,494
NDQ_001144
weather forecasting
Weather stations collect data on land or at sea.
null
null
Multiple Choice
a. true, b. false
a
3,495
NDQ_001145
weather forecasting
Commonly used weather instruments include
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null
Multiple Choice
a. thermometers., b. barometers., c. rain gauges., d. all of the above
d
3,496
NDQ_001146
weather forecasting
Instruments that measure air movement include
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null
Multiple Choice
a. anemometers., b. hygrometers., c. wind vanes., d. two of the above
d
3,497
NDQ_001147
weather forecasting
Which type of weather should you expect if a low pressure center is moving your way?
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null
Multiple Choice
a. fair weather, b. calm weather, c. stormy weather, d. none of the above
c
3,498
NDQ_001148
weather forecasting
A scientist who studies and predicts the weather is a
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null
Multiple Choice
a. hygrometist., b. climatologist., c. meteorologist., d. weatherologist.
c
3,499
NDQ_001149
weather forecasting
If the mercury is rising in a hygrometer, then the weather is likely to be
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Multiple Choice
a. stormy., b. snowy., c. windy., d. sunny.
d